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Weird, worm-like thing in apricot yogurt? Includes pictures of specimen magnified.?

My mom found a little thing that looked like a worm in her apricot yogurt the other day. I looked at it under my microscope and would now like some of you genius science expects out there to help me in identifying it. Is it actually a worm or just some apricot fuzz? I apologize for the quality of the pictures. The specimen at 40x: http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/machupichu25309/2165.jpg A different view of the specimen at 40x: http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/machupichu25309/2166.jpg The fuzz on the "back" of the specimen at 100x: http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/machupichu25309/2167.jpg A view at 100x of some strangely colored dots on the specimen: http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/machupichu25309/2168.jpg The end of the specimen at 100x. (Take note of the strange circle at the end-not the air bubbles, the one attached to the end): http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/machupichu25309/2169.jpg A horrible picture of the little circle at the end at 400x: http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd266/machupichu25309/2170.jpg Now, although a biology freak myself, I have been unable to identify this and find myself uncertain. My instinct is that it is not a worm as I have been unable to identify any parts I am familiar with, but maybe you can do better? Thanks.

Public Comments

1. Looks like a bit of apricot skin to me. In your 100x shot you can see the cell monolayer and the little hairs.